Blessed Giuseppe Toniolo | |
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Born | 7 March 1845 Treviso, Kingdom of Lombardy–Venetia |
Died | 7 October 1918 Pisa, Kingdom of Italy | (aged 73)
Venerated in | Roman Catholic Church |
Beatified | 29 April 2012, Basilica of Saint Paul Outside the Walls by Cardinal Salvatore De Giorgi |
Feast | 7 October |
Giuseppe Toniolo (7 March 1845 – 7 October 1918) was an Italian Roman Catholic economist, sociologist, and pioneer of Christian democracy.[1][2] A leading political and social economist, Toniolo condemned both socialism and laissez-faire capitalism,[3] advocating instead for an economic system in which social, judicial, and economic forces cooperate proportionately for the common good.[4] Toniolo was an early Catholic advocate of labour unions and social reform.[2][5] Describing the economy as an "integral part of the operative design of God,"[6] his work was inspired by Catholic social teaching.
Toniolo was beatified on 29 April 2012 by Pope Benedict XVI in Rome.[1]